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Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974

This collection contains the record of the Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice, 1973-1974 Session, Republicans in Majority. Chairs Patrick Gleason (R) serving with Vice Chair Harry Comer (D). This committee initiated a wide-spread investigation of state contracts over several counties, including but not limited to Westmoreland, Greene, Mercer, Monroe, Indiana, Cambria, Montour, Montgomery, Lycoming, Chester and Blair Counties. Parties involved included the Highway Department, Franks C. Hilton, Department of Property and Supply and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT). Several testimonies from lessors, business owners, party campaign workers and government employees were recorded and multiple subpoenas were issued.In their final report, the committee concluded that there was "widespread and systematic abuses in the Department of Transportation, General State Authority and the Department of Property and Supplies." In response to their findings, the committee members recommended further investigation, a change in the office of the Attorney General of Pennsylvania from an appointed to an elected position, creation of an Independent Commission, fillings with the Bureau of Election by legislative mandate, the abolition of the General State Authority and the replacement of it by the Department of Building and Construction and assimilation of PENNDOT employee into the civil service system.
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Acts and Laws pertaining to the Turnpike Digital Document 1971-09-21 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974, Bipartisan Committee to Review Problems and Costs Involved in Operating the Pennsylvania Turnpike (HR 84), 1971-1972
Additional Appendix 31: General State Authority Motorola Digital Document 1974 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Additional Appendix 32 (original): J.B. Martin Motors Digital Document 1974-09-13 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Administration, Office of, Frank Beal, Secretary Digital Document 1974-04 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Attorney General, Israel Packel Digital Document 1973/1974 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Auditor General Digital Document 1974 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Authorization of PENNDOT Information Digital Document 1974-12-02 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Bank Correspondence by Staff Digital Document 1974 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Bankcon Appendix Digital Document 1974-10-09 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Cable Television Digital Document 1974-10-04 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Campbell, Richard, Legislative Data Processing Center Digital Document 1974-08-01 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Civil Service Commission of Pennsylvania Digital Document 1974-09-05 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Comer, Harry- Democratic Representative and Vice Chairman of House Select Committee on State Contract Practices Digital Document 1974-10-03 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Comer, Harry, Democratic Representative from Philadelphia Digital Document 1974 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Committee Information- Frederick L. Voigt, Special Counsel Digital Document 1974-07 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Committee Information- Harry Comer, Democrat Vice Chairman on Select Committee Digital Document 1974 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Committee Information- Herbert Fineman, House Minority Leader (Democrat) Digital Document 1974 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Committee Information- James Manderino, Democratic Member Digital Document 1974-06-04 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Committee Information- John J. Connelly, Jr., Esquire, Counsel for the Minority Digital Document 1974-07-22 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Committee Information- John Michael Willmann, Special Counsel Digital Document 1974-04-30 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Committee Information- Patrick A Gleason, Republican Chairman on Select Committee Digital Document 1974-08-01 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Committee Information- Robert P. Kagan, Esquire, Assistant Minority Counsel Digital Document 1974 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Committee Information- Rules of Procedure (other committees) Digital Document 1974-07-18 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Committee Information- Status Report Digital Document 1974-06-21 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Committee Information- Subpoenas Issued Digital Document 1974-08-12 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Committee Information, Committee Appearance Schedule Digital Document 1974 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Committee Information, Committee Cost Digital Document 1974-08-07 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Committee Information, Committee Meeting Schedule Digital Document 1974 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Committee Information, Committee Rules of Procedure Digital Document 1974 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Committee Information, Committee Staff Digital Document 1974-07-31 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Committee Report on Westmoreland County and PENNDOT (Pennsylvania Department of Transportation) Digital Document 1974 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Community Affairs, Department of Digital Document 1974 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Computer Projects (printout) Digital Document 1974-08-06 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Continental Bank Digital Document 1974 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Continental Bank Philadelphia #1 Digital Document 1974-09 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Conway, John, President of Common Cause Digital Document 1974-08-30 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Corporate Bank Loan to Political Committees Digital Document 1974-10-04 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Correspondence (Folder 1 of 2) Digital Document 1971 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974, Bipartisan Committee to Review Problems and Costs Involved in Operating the Pennsylvania Turnpike (HR 84), 1971-1972
Correspondence (Folder 2 of 2) Digital Document 1971 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Correspondence between Henry Comer, Minority Member of Select Committee to Investigate State Contracts and Milton Shapp Digital Document 1974-06-04 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Correspondence between Patrick Gleason, Chairman and Governor Milton Shapp (1 of 2) Digital Document 1974 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Correspondence between Patrick Gleason, Chairman and Governor Milton Shapp (2 of 2) Digital Document 1974 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Correspondence between Patrick Gleason, Chairman and Israel Packel, Attorney General of Pennsylvania (1 of 2) Digital Document 1973/1974 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Correspondence between Patrick Gleason, Chairman and Israel Packel, Attorney General of Pennsylvania (2 of 2) Digital Document 1974-10 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
Correspondence, July-September 1974 Digital Document 1974 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
County Files- Allegheny County Republican Committee Digital Document 1974 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
County Files- Erie County, John C. Wagner, Erie County Chief Clerk Digital Document 1974-07-16 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
County Files- Erie County, Roger Fischer, Chairman of Erie County Democratic Committee Digital Document 1974 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
County Files- Greene County, Appalachian Pipeline Digital Document 1974-07-29 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974
County Files- Greene County, Dorthy Koratich, First National Bank & Trust Company, July 29, 1974 Digital Document 1974-07-29 Select Committee to Investigate State Contract Practice (HR 98), 1973-1974